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Bryce Historical posted on Nov 16, 2012
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Circuit of the Americas is a 3.427-mile (5.515 km) motor racing circuit near Austin, Texas. It is due to hold the Formula One United States Grand Prix on November 18, 2012, the penultimate round of the 2012 season. The circuit will also host the Texas Motorcycle Grand Prix, a round of the Road Racing World Championship — commonly known as MotoGP — in addition to the Australian V8 Supercars series, the FIA World Endurance Championship, the American Le Mans Series, and the Rolex Sports Car Series, all of which will make their debuts at the circuit in 2013. The circuit and Grand Prix were first proposed in the middle of 2010. The circuit will be the first in the United States to be purpose-built for Formula One. The layout was conceived by promoter Tavo Hellmund and 1993 Motorcycle World Champion Kevin Schwantz with the assistance of German architect and circuit designer Hermann Tilke, who has also designed the Sepang, Shanghai, Yas Marina, Istanbul, Bahrain, Yeongam, and Buddh circuits, as well as the reprofiling of the Hockenheimring and Fuji Speedway. The observation structure, amphitheater, grand plaza, and main grandstands were designed by architectural firm Miró Rivera Architects. In a news conference on July 27, 2010, Tavo Hellmund announced plans to build the track on about 890 acres (3.6 km2) of undeveloped land in southeastern Travis County. The majority of the site was previously planned for a residential subdivision called "Wandering Creek". In the same news conference, Hellmund also revealed that Texas billionaire Red McCombs was the project's largest investor. McCombs wished to call the site "Speed City", but the owners originally anticipated selling the naming rights to various parts of the facility for $7 million. On April 12, 2011, the track's name was announced as "Circuit of the Americas" at a press conference. The circuit homologation design was submitted to the FIA in Geneva for approval on December 17, 2010. HKS, Inc. and Tilke Engineers & Architects designed the track and Austin Commercial, a subsidiary of Austin Industries, was the general contractor. Construction began on December 31, 2010, and was due to be complete by June 2012. Following a stop-work order in December 2011, the completion date was revised to August. The first tasks were building the silt fences, taking core samples, and shredding existing vegetation. On January 21, 2011, a $900,000 check was posted with Travis County that permitted grading to begin. The money was to be used to restore the land if FEMA declined to allow the project to move forward because part of the site lies in a floodplain. FEMA issued a letter on June 28, 2011, stating the project meets its floodplain management criteria. In January 2012, Travis County announced that Elroy Road—one of the two primary public access roads to the circuit—would receive an upgrade to handle the volume of incoming traffic, but not before the running of the 2012 race. At the time of the announcement, the unstable clay soils under the road surface had caused Elroy Road to gradually buckle and shift, necessitating the upgrade. On June 13, 2012, Charlie Whiting—the FIA-appointed Race Director for Formula One—declared himself satisfied with the circuit's construction, scheduling a final pre-race inspection of the circuit for September 25, sixty days before the first race, which the circuit later passed. The first layer of asphalt was completed on August 3, 2012. Construction began laying the final layer of asphalt on August 14, and was finished on September 21. The track was officially opened on October 21, with Mario Andretti running the ceremonial first laps in a Lotus 79, the car he drove when he became the last American to win the World Drivers' Championship in 1978.

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MagikUnicorn

7:35PM | Fri, 16 November 2012

Circuit des Amériques est un 3.427-mile (5.515 km) circuit automobile près d'Austin, au Texas. Elle est due à maintenir la Formule Un Grand Prix des États-Unis le 18 Novembre 2012, l'avant-dernière manche de la saison 2012. Le circuit sera également l'hôte du Grand Prix moto du Texas, une manche du Championnat du Monde de Courses sur Route - communément appelé MotoGP - en plus de la série australienne V8 Supercars, le Championnat du Monde d'Endurance FIA, l'American Le Mans Series, et le sport Rolex Car Series, qui toutes feront leurs débuts sur le circuit en 2013. Le circuit et le Grand Prix ont d'abord été proposé au milieu de l'année 2010. Le circuit sera le premier aux États-Unis à être spécifiquement conçu pour Formula One. La mise en page a été conçue par le promoteur Tavo Hellmund et 1993 Champion du Monde Moto Kevin Schwantz avec l'aide de l'architecte allemand et concepteur de circuit Hermann Tilke, qui a également conçu la Sepang, Shanghai, Yas Marina, Istanbul, Bahreïn, Yeongam, et des circuits de Buddh, comme ainsi que le reprofilage du circuit d'Hockenheim et Fuji Speedway. La structure d'observation, amphithéâtre, grand place, et des tribunes principales ont été conçus par l'architecture Architectes cabinet Rivera Miró. Dans une conférence de nouvelles le 27 Juillet 2010, Tavo Hellmund a annoncé des plans pour construire la piste sur environ 890 acres (3,6 km2) de terres inexploitées dans le sud du comté de Travis. La majeure partie du site était initialement prévu pour un lotissement résidentiel appelé "Wandering Creek". Lors de la conférence mêmes nouvelles, Hellmund a également révélé que Red McCombs milliardaire texan est le plus gros investisseur du projet. McCombs a souhaité attirer l'"Speed ​​City" du site, mais les propriétaires initialement prévu de vendre les droits d'appellation différentes parties de l'installation de 7 millions de dollars. Le 12 Avril 2011, nom de la piste a été annoncé comme "Circuit des Amériques» lors d'une conférence de presse. La conception homologation du circuit a été soumis à la FIA pour approbation à Genève le 17 Décembre 2010. Ingénieurs HKS, Inc et Tilke & Architects a conçu la piste et à Austin commerce, une filiale de Industries Austin, était l'entrepreneur général. La construction a commencé le Décembre 31, 2010, et devait être terminée d'ici Juin 2012. Suite à un ordre d'arrêt de travail en Décembre 2011, la date d'achèvement a été révisé à Août. Les premières tâches ont été la construction des clôtures anti-érosion, le prélèvement d'échantillons et la végétation existante déchiquetage. Le 21 Janvier 2011, un chèque a été posté 900.000 dollars avec le comté de Travis qui a permis le classement de commencer. L'argent devait être utilisé pour restaurer la terre si la FEMA a refusé de permettre au projet d'aller de l'avant parce qu'une partie du site se trouve dans une plaine inondable. La FEMA a envoyé une lettre le 28 Juin 2011, déclarant le projet répond à ses critères de gestion des plaines inondables. En Janvier 2012, le comté de Travis a annoncé que Elroy Road-une des deux principales routes d'accès public au circuit-recevrait une mise à jour pour gérer le volume de trafic entrant, mais pas avant le déroulement de la course 2012. Au moment de l'annonce, les sols argileux instables sous la surface de la route avait causé la route Elroy peu à peu la boucle et passer, ce qui nécessite la mise à niveau. Le 13 Juin 2012, Charlie Whiting-Directeur de Course FIA-nommé pour la Formule Un, s'est déclaré satisfait de la construction du circuit, la planification d'une finale avant la course d'inspection du circuit pour Septembre 25, soixante jours avant la première course, ce qui l' circuit passa ensuite. La première couche d'asphalte a été finalisée le 3 Août 2012. La construction a commencé la pose de la dernière couche d'asphalte sur Août 14, et s'est achevée le 21 Septembre. La piste a été officiellement ouvert le 21 Octobre, avec Mario Andretti exécutant les tours cérémonie d'abord dans une Lotus 79, la voiture qu'il conduisait quand il est devenu le dernier Américain à remporter le championnat monde des pilotes en 1978.

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mikeerson

7:43PM | Fri, 16 November 2012

Jan 21st, 2011 was exactly 10 years since I shared my Mom's last Birthday... I was told not to bring her a present because she didn't want to have to take everything home... She shortly found out after her birthday she was going to Hospice - 2 weeks later she was gone. ... on a brighter side, When I see these formula one cas anymore, I always thing of the movie "FREE JACK" .... If you've never seen it, see if you can find it online, it's worth watching. Emilo has the lead, mick Jagger is a bad guy - my favorite line of his in the movie is: "Get the Meat" lol

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eekdog

7:50PM | Fri, 16 November 2012

great info and cool car.

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Richardphotos

8:17PM | Fri, 16 November 2012

superb render and recognition of the Austin race

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Faemike55

8:17PM | Fri, 16 November 2012

Cool tribute to this event Great work

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0rest4wicked

8:36PM | Fri, 16 November 2012

Awesome narrative!

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Glendaw

11:13PM | Fri, 16 November 2012

Outstanding work and dedication to this racing event. Thanks for taking the time to share the additional information Magik.

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peedy

11:57PM | Fri, 16 November 2012

Excellent image and info, MU. Corrie

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magnus073

12:04AM | Sat, 17 November 2012

Magik, c'est une image fantastique. J'aime Grand Prix Racing, c'est très excitant.

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lyron

12:21AM | Sat, 17 November 2012

Creat image and information!!

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renecyberdoc

12:22AM | Sat, 17 November 2012

and how about ecclestone dipping his fingers??lo ooops sorry.

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DennisReed

12:57AM | Sat, 17 November 2012

Cool Wheels Magik, and as always, excellent writeup!

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jayfar

2:02AM | Sat, 17 November 2012

Great image Magik, I will be watching!!

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Leije

3:18AM | Sat, 17 November 2012

Beau travail dans Bryce !

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UteBigSmile

4:29AM | Sat, 17 November 2012

Cool piece of Art & great Info! wonderful-artwork-tinkerbell.gif

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nitegrafix

5:04AM | Sat, 17 November 2012

Very, very impressive. This Looks Great!

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odile

7:38AM | Sat, 17 November 2012

Joli modèle!:)

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flavia49

7:48AM | Sat, 17 November 2012

wonderul image and info

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Flint_Hawk Online Now!

8:31AM | Sat, 17 November 2012

Well done)

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emmecielle

11:39AM | Sat, 17 November 2012

Fantastic work and interesting info! :)

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sharky_

11:58AM | Sat, 17 November 2012

Ahhh...You did find one....Kewl. Aloha

KnightWolverine

12:22PM | Sat, 17 November 2012

Where did you find this awesome F1 ?....rofl!!... I knew you'd present this looking splendidly fantastic....Nice Work Rea'l... I'm going top take a wild shot in the dark here and say your next one will be a Mclaren..hehehehehe......lol...

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drifterlee

12:25PM | Sat, 17 November 2012

Really cool, Magik. Interesting!

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soffy

12:33PM | Sat, 17 November 2012

Excellent work,MU:)***

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mickeyrony

1:30PM | Sat, 17 November 2012

Tu excelles en formules mon Réal . Quel beau et bon travail ((5++))

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daggerwilldo

3:01PM | Sat, 17 November 2012

Very interesting history and a lovely illustration of the F1

bebert

3:51PM | Sat, 17 November 2012

joli dessin

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sandra46

4:38PM | Sat, 17 November 2012

SPLENDID WORK!

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cricke49

5:05PM | Sat, 17 November 2012

awesome commentary on this one magik, i'd love to be there for that one, but maybe i can catch it on cable, thanx for the render and imformation!:)*5

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bluart

7:55PM | Sat, 17 November 2012

belle image,bon travail,toujour interessant

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